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Aug- 2018 -15 August
Amazon Prime one-day delivery ad banned by ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has now banned Amazon from advertising one-day delivery on itโs Prime service after it was…
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15 August
Superdrug launches in-store Botox and filler service
High street health and beauty store Superdrug has launched an in-store Botox and fillers service at its flagship on the…
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15 August
Former Co-op director claims she was fired over equal pay claim
The former HR director of the Co-op, Sam Walker, has claimed she was fired from the company after raising an…
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14 August
42 Homebase stores to face the axe
DIY retailer Homebase has announced the closure of 42 stores, resulting in around 1,500 redundancies. The DIY chain has already…
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14 August
High street job losses โcost British economy ยฃ1.5bnโ
New research has found that high street job losses have cost the British economy ยฃ1.5bn, as the number of lost…
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14 August
Sainsbury’s trials โtill-free shoppingโ at south London store
Supermarket giant Sainsburyโs is trialling a new โscan, pay and goโ scheme at its Clapham North Station Local store, enabling…
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14 August
Mike Ashley plans to keep 80% of House of Fraser stores open
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has vowed to keep 80% of House of Fraserโs stores open, after he saved the…
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14 August
Asda, Argos, Sainsbury’s and M&S sign up for ‘Purple Tuesday’
โPurple Tuesdayโ, the UKโs first day dedicated to โaccessibleโ shopping, will take place on 13 November and will see retailers…
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13 August
Lush to offer free coffee
Cosmetics retailer Lush is to offer free coffee in an attempt to cut down on single use coffee cups. Customers…
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13 August
Retail footfall down 0.8%, shopping centres continue to suffer
Retail footfall fell by 0.8% in July when compared to the same time last year, despite the high street again…
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